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#72C8DC

#72c8dc ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72c8dc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 78.43% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.18% cyan, 9.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 191.32°, with 60.23% saturation and 65.49% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.89.

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Relative luminance0.5005

Complementary

  1. #72c8dc
  2. #dc8672

Split complementary

  1. #72c8dc
  2. #dc7293
  3. #dcbb72

Analogous

  1. #72dcbb
  2. #72c8dc
  3. #7293dc

Triadic

  1. #72c8dc
  2. #dc72c8
  3. #c8dc72

Tetradic

  1. #72c8dc
  2. #8672dc
  3. #dc8672
  4. #c8dc72

Square

  1. #72c8dc
  2. #bb72dc
  3. #dc8672
  4. #93dc72

Monochromatic

  1. #247c91
  2. #35b0cd
  3. #72c8dc
  4. #afe0eb
  5. #edf8fa

Shades

#72c8dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72c8dc
  2. #67b4c6
  3. #5ba0b0
  4. #508c9a
  5. #447884
  6. #39646e
  7. #2e5058
  8. #223c42
  9. #17282c
  10. #0b1416
  11. #000000

Tints

#72c8dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72c8dc
  2. #80cee0
  3. #8ed3e3
  4. #9cd9e7
  5. #aadeea
  6. #b9e4ee
  7. #c7e9f1
  8. #d5eff5
  9. #e3f4f8
  10. #f1fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72c8dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72c8dc
  2. #73c1d3
  3. #75baca
  4. #76b2c0
  5. #78abb7
  6. #79a4ae
  7. #7a9da5
  8. #7c969c
  9. #7d8e92
  10. #7f8789
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3c1c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9c3dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9b6dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #38d0ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2c5dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96bedc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #55cdd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72c8dc {
  color: #72c8dc;
}
Background
.bg-72c8dc {
  background-color: #72c8dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72c8dc {
  border: 2px solid #72c8dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72c8dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 200 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 60% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72c8dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72c8dc, #7293dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72c8dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 200 220 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.89 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.22 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.22 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.53 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.04 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.42 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.57 #8d3723 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#72c8dc  rgb(114, 200, 220)  hsl(191, 60%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#dc8672  rgb(220, 134, 114)  hsl(11, 60%, 65%)  Dark Salmon
#dc72c8  rgb(220, 114, 200)  hsl(311, 60%, 65%)  Orchid
#c8dc72  rgb(200, 220, 114)  hsl(71, 60%, 65%)  June Bud